♪ >> this is dw news live from berlin. ukraine issues and air raid alert for the entire country after missile strikes overnight. several our injured in cuba and other cities. ukraine is going it the biggest drone attack ever carried out on the capital. also coming up, warring factions in sudan struggle, another day

of peace talks underway aimed at releasing badly needed aid to civilians. and the bundesliga, only one point off the table is borussia dortmund. ♪ i am nicole frolich. to all of you joining us on pbs in the united states into our viewers around the road, welcome to the program. ukraine has issued a nationwide air alert hours after russia launched a wave of airstrikes. officials say at least five people were injured in ovgh andt least four other cities. kyiv's mayer called it the biggest drone attack on the capital. reporter: the mayor of kyiv inspects the ruins of this apartment after a terrifying night at the capital.

>> today was one of the massive attacks through our hometown. six kamikaze drones flight into the direction of our hometown and thanks to the antimissile systems, everyone was shut down. reporter: but not before the attack drones entered this residential neighborhood. several people were hurt by following drone debris. sleepless locals know it could have been much worse. >> there was nothing i could do. i sheltered in the corridor behind the two walls. >> we first heard a bang and then there was a flash. the sound was as if an antiaircraft missile was firing, then a bang. >> when will it all end? the worst thing is that we have

learned to live with it. we got up in the morning, slept, took the child to school -- it is frightening. reporter: in the port city of odessa, officials said russian airstrikes hit a food warehouse. firefighters battled through the night to contain the damage. by daybreak, ukraine had accused russia of pricking the terms of the grain export deal. officials said moscow was refusing to register vessels entering the maxi, effectively blocking ukraine from supplying grain to the world. nicole: earlier i spoke to a doctor at the department of warsaw at king's college in london and asked him whether this strike against civilian targets is russia returning to its old tactics. guest: i think it is a bit of both. it's also a response to a widely perceived mockery within russia,

social media and online about the gap between the rhetoric from the state and the outcomes of the military. there is a need to show "we are serious about this war." nicole: tomorrow marks victory day in russia, the day their country celebrates winning what they call "the great patriotic war," in the kremlin has been going to great lengths since this war started to draw parallels between world war ii and its so-called military operation. why is that? guest: this is something that has existed since 2014, which was when the revolution dignity or your maiden protests happened, and put in because ukrainian political candidate fled and a new government came

to power. that was always depicted as this is a fascist coup by ukrainian nazis, and we are at next in crimea in order to defend crimean's from a sort of genocidal attack and similarly in donbas. this is a point that the russian government, russian media and president putin himself had reiterated throughout the years. it's no surprise it is still there now and i suppose it is a reminder of the importance of updating this war back to 2014. i would add as well that in terms of why, that is why we need to look more domestically at russia and the memory of the great patriotic war, russia's term for the 1941-1945 soviet war against nazi germany, as opposed to the greater world war ii. it is definitely the most sacred memory and one of the most unifying elements of russian

culture, and arguably it is one of the very few unifying elements. such as certain extent, russian post-soviet identity is founded around this pride in the memory of world war ii or the great pick church a core victory, but also in the need to defend that legacy whichs something state propaganda uses a lot, the idea that the west and ukraine are trying to destroy the legacy in memory of the great patriotic war. nicole: the anniversary is likely to come and go without the russian military having any significant progress to boast about in this war, so how do they plan to continue to sell this ongoing, costly bloody war effort to russian society? guest: i am not entirely sure they completely need to sell it, in the sense that russian society is quite apathetic and apolitical and just tries to kind of ignore the war. which they are able to do to a

certain extent in the major european cities, as the government has been careful not to target mobilizations over other areas. but in terms of how they justify it, they justify, it as yes, this is a military operation against ukraine, but it is part of a wider war against the west, reflective of the fact that the russian government does not afford any agency to ukrainians, their entire war on ukraine is depicted as really just a war against the west. ukraine is not seen as having a mind of its own or independence, it is just seen as being a vassal state, nazis came to power and chose to align with the west and now the west is funding nazis in order to take over russia. nicole: that was dr. jade mcglynn in oxford, always great to take your take. thank you. representative of sudan's rival

factions are meeting for cease-fire negotiations in the saudi city of jeddah. international mediators hope to secure a lasting peace, even as fighting continues in the sudanese capital of khartoum. the rapid support forces canopy terry -- paramilitary's fighting with the armed forces is entering its fifth week. reporter: chaos in khartoum. among the thousands fleeing, international diplomats. when he had been involved just weeks before in efforts to transition to civilian rule. now some are questioning whether they would have done more harm than good. in 2019, widespread protests were followed by a military coup that totaled the country's long-standing dictator. eventually there was a transitional power-sharing agreement between the military and civilians until elections could be held. sudan had a new civilian prime minister and transitional military council.

this is where the trouble began. the council was chaired by general abdul fattah al-burhan. his deputy was mohammed hamdan dagalo,, or hemeti the leader of the rsf. these men now lead the two sides in the conflict. hope for democracy were set back in 2021 when both of them deposed the civilian government. midway from the u.s. -- >> the military does what's been very strong from international community can resume. reporter: the u.n., the u.s. and britain resisted calls to sanction the military leadership, giving hemeti and al-burhan intimacy, where hoping for better results than the history suggested. >> in a transition incident, we already particularly delicate stage of this transition. i call on all sides who are involved in the political process to go the extra mile to

work towards restoration of civilian rule in the country. reporter: naivete or pragmatism, or both? amid protests, the u.s. and britain worked to bridge the generals' differences where the generals were deploying their forces in the capital. weeks later, the war was on. [explosions] reporter: our next guest is a research fellow for crisis prevention and diplomacy in africa at the german institute for international and security affairs. a short while ago, i asked him whether the west has done more harm than good, leading up to the sudanese conflict. guest: good evening. i think that is too broad a brush to paint the whole west and the whole conflict, but certainly if we look at for example the united states leading up to the breakout of

the conflict a few weeks ago, that was quite a problematic rule, because the u.s. put too much pressure on the parties, including the military, even though there was no agreed solution on this crucial topic of security. nicole: now the damage is done and the warring sides have been at talks since send it without any major progress reported, the it is progress that they're actually sitting down and talking. is there a chance for diplomacy when both sides believe they can win? guest: well, indeed, as long as they believe that either of them can win. i think it will be difficult, but there are also other possibilities for them to feel that they have to negotiate if there is more pressure on them.

they need the legitimacy from international actors. that is why they engage in these talks. nicole: where does that pressure due to come from precisely, then? guest: from everyone that has leverage basically, in particular, the parties meeting in saudi arabia. united arab emirates is another, egypt, they all have close ties to the respective parties. and then also further afield, from the united states, from the e.u., to look at financial constraints on these generals and their networks. nicole: let's look at the terms for negotiation. why does it seem to be so difficult for the opposing parties to find common ground? is this all about our, or is there more to it? guest: is always difficult to

have two men at the top. usually you have one leader especially in an authoritarian military government. that was the problem. to have two armies, it would not work out for long. so ultimately, of course they really need to be one professional army, which means the rsf will need to be reintegrated. the question is which timeframe, and what happens in between? this was exactly the question that put the parties apart in the first place. and it still puts them apart. nicole: while they are apart, civilians are dying, fleeing, suffering. what will the impact of a drag out conflict be forced to diagnose and also for the entire

region? guest: guest: absolutely devastating, of course. the fighting has mostly been between the security actors and some of their allies. the other security forces, for example in westar -- west darfur, we have seen attacks from every malicious on the non-arab population there with casualties, so we could see more of that. nicole: we will have to leave, gerrit kurtz, thank you so much. guest: thank you. nicole: officials in the democratic republic of congo say the death toll from flooding has doubled to over 400. thousands reported missing after torrential rains battered a province in the south. other cities in central africa have also been devastated by the rule.

in india, three people were killed when an air force fighter jet crashed into a house. the pilot ejected to safety before the soviet era plane went down in the northern state of rajasthan. india is reportedly set to ground its entire fleet of jets in 2025 series of crashes. a woman who has accused donald trump of raping her in the mid-1990's is in court to hear the closing arguments. former magazine columnist e. jean carroll alleges that ex-president assaulted her. term has not given evidence in the lawsuit but continues to deny the charges. china has canceled a visit by germany's finance minister on short notice, citing scheduling issues. members of his free democratic party criticized the last-minute cancellation, calling it an affront to their party and the minister. it comes after a senior fdp

politician visited taiwan in march. european leaders are marking victory in europe day, it celebrates the surrender of germany's forces in 1945, and the end of the second world war in europe. commemorations have been held in france and germany. in a speech from kyiv, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy drew parallels between the defeat of nazi germany, and his country processed resistance to the soviet invasion. he also submitted a bill to formally change the date of ukrainian commemorations to mediate -- the country has a usually mark occasion on may 9 which is celebrated in russia on may 8. we spoke to that you couldn't ambassador to germany. he also echoes zelenskyy's desire to distance his country from the russian celebrations. >> ukraine and you couldn't have made very important contribution to the victory and to the

elimination of nazis and in europe. we have been always saying never again, but unfortunately, the russian federation brought war to europe in the 21st century. they are using pretty much the same methods as nazi germany and ukraine. i cannot go to the soviet memorial where russian propaganda stays in 1941-1945, forgetting about the russian invasion into poland and into finland. my point is that we need to put an issue of german responsibility towards ukraine in terms of the second world

war, as a very important topic. >> you spoke about flags. last year, police banned all flags and symbols, both ukrainian and russian, from commemoration events. they tried again this year but the court reversed that position and as it stands, all flags and symbols, both ukrainian and russian, will be allowed this year. what do you think about this back-and-forth? >> on friday, i was talking to the berlin police and persuaded them not to challenge the court decision on ukrainian flag. so they remain on the streets today and tomorrow. i know that unfortunately, all those russian and soviet flags are a part of russian propaganda, and i think this is an issue of internal security

for germany not to allow people over and over again, declaring the russian propaganda slogans on the streets while waging a war of attrition towards ukraine. >> ukraine has been critical of germany's slowness in providing support to ukraine, both financial and military. as it stands now, are you still expecting more from germany? >> we expect and we work with our german partners so they can do more. yes, deliver us weapons, economic support, support in reconstruction of ukraine. this is where germany starts having a lead role, and i appreciate it.

nicole: that was dw's political correspondent to speaking to the you couldn't ambassador to germany today. moving onto colombia -- the five decade civil war there killed over 220,000 people. tens of thousands disappeared, millions more were displayed. . a historic peace 2016 largely under the fighting, but the country is struggling to emerge from the conflict. a new initiative is encouraging young people to share their stories of ongoing violence in hopes of creating a lasting peace. it is an unusual school day the students. reporter: today they are the experts, and their teacher is here to learn. their subject is violence in columbia. >> it's normal for them to live here. to recruit and to kill people. below my family's house, there was a slaughter house where they would kill people and chop them up. so that all became normal for us. reporter: the goal of the

program is for participants to share their experiences and end the cycle of violence. >> our goal is not to repeat those events. it would be horrible to return to violence like that or to keep living with the consequences generation after generation. 50 years of violence has affected all of us directly or indirectly. reporter: more than 450 teachers in colombia are participating in the project, giving young people a safe space to share their stories, as well as their ideas about reconciliation and peace. >> the younger the children are, the less prejudice they have. that is the movement to transform the narrative of hate into a narrative of celebrity diversity. the history of peace is the history of how we build from empathy without naivety.

we have to recognize that painful things happened, and we need to mourn together in order to move forward. reporter: the "teach for colombia" initiative receives funding from unicef, and from the german embassy. >> memory and peace are important for germany, and we think we can contribute something important to the dialogue process and the memory process. we do so by bringing dialogue into schools, universities, and public spaces. reporter: some teachers think the classroom is a place to start building peace, but real change requires a nationwide effort. >> we are talking about rebuilding the country. a new colombia. but how do we build that new colombia if only a few people

are talking about it? if it is just a trend on tiktok, it doesn't matter. reporter: michael hopes that if the students listen to each other's stories and reflect on the reasons for the conflict, that they can find a way out of the darkness in which colombia cole: and some buddhist liga with mo before we go. after bayern munich won saturday, borussia dortmund knew that a victory was required to maintain pressure on the league leaders. with this team still immature qualify for european competition next term, fans were expecting a tough game, it brought one's players made it look like a walk in the park. reporter: it was required to keep their buddhist league at dream arrive. this team chasing their third straight victory, stood between them and their points. and yet dortmund

set the tone for a comfortable afternoon. a pinpoint header from the young german international. adeyemi then turned into a provider to make it 2-0 after 18 minutes. a finish from the frenchman. it was 3-0 before the break. yulia marlon. his seventh strike in his second bundesliga campaign. jude billingham got in on the action in the second half. the teenager's shot initially well saved, only to end up in the back of the net regardless. adeyemi made it 5-0 just before the one hour mark. a fifth strike for the 21-year-old. bellingham rub salt into the wounds in the 86th minute.

a casual finish from the englishman wrapping up a 6-0 victory. a stunning day at the office for dortmund who are one point behind byron after 31 matches played. nicole: and formula one, where the defending champion showed his brilliance by winning the miami grand prix, despite starting the race way down in ninth. he overtook his red teammate sergio perez to extend his championship lead. >> the stars were out in force for miami the second edition of the cities city's f1 grand prix. max started ninth on the grid after a miss cognition in qualifying. his teammate sergio perez got away cleanly, at a track packed with mexican fans to cheer him on. but the deutsche bahn gradually

made his way up the field, the double world champion showing off his best moves to seamlessly rise up to second. race leader sergio perez had to pit first because his tires degraded quicker, allowing max verstappen to hit the front. -- he eventually had to change tires himself, but emerged just behind perez and in a refreshing change, the pair were allowed to race rather than be given team orders, the step in getting past perez to power to one of the most impressive of his 38 victories. he is a first man since 1984 to win from ninth. >> it was a good race, i stayed out of trouble in the beginning. i had a clean race, picture the cars off one by one and i could stay long on the hard tires and that is where i think it made a difference.

>> red bull have won all five races so far this season. max verstappen has a lead over perez at the top of the standings. nicole: and a quick reminder of the top story we are following today, ukraine issued an air raid alert across the entire country after russia carried out extensive nighttime drone and missile strikes. ukrainian officials say the military intercepted dozens of drones, but at least five people were injured in strikes on the capital of kyiv. stay with us. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." hope to see you there. ♪

anchor: it is 10:00 p.m. in the french capital, here are the stories making world headlines. russia steps up attacks across ukraine ahead of a national holiday commemorating world war ii. moscow is set to commemorate victory day on tuesday. a new york jury hears closing arguments in a suit against donald trump, a woman accused him of raping her in a department store decades ago. accusations mr. trump has denied. we have the latest of elements from inside the courtroom.